text_original: His rather morbid piety and narrow culture were ill suited to the needs of a rough and iron age. In his personal character he seems a weaker Edward the Confessor; in his struggles with his sons he reminds us of our own Henry II.
text_transcription: HIS RATHER MORBID PIETY AND NARROW CULTURE WERE ILL SUITED TO THE NEEDS OF A ROUGH AND IRON AGE IN HIS PERSONAL CHARACTER HE SEEMS A WEAKER EDWARD THE CONFESSOR IN HIS STRUGGLES WITH HIS SONS HE REMINDS US OF OUR OWN HENRY TH
phonemes: hɪz ɹˈæðɚ mˈɔːɹbɪd pˈaɪəɾi ænd nˈæɹoʊ kˈʌltʃɚ wɜːɹ ˈɪl sˈuːɾᵻd tə ðə nˈiːdz əvɚ ɹˈʌf ænd ˈaɪɚn ˈeɪdʒ. ɪn hɪz pˈɜːsənəl kˈæɹɪktɚ hiː sˈiːmz ɐ wˈiːkɚɹ ˈɛdwɚd ðə kənfˈɛsɚ; ɪn hɪz stɹˈʌɡəlz wɪð hɪz sˈʌnz hiː ɹᵻmˈaɪndz ˌʌs ʌv ˌaʊɚɹ ˈoʊn hˈɛnɹi ɹˌoʊmən tˈuː.